The Man Who Made Money Poem by Thabani Khumalo

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GUY WHO MADE MONEY?
HE WHO DREW THE EVIL BILL AND BLESSED IT SO,
FOR IT, HE FORCED THE MEN TO WORK
AND EVERY WOMAN FOLLOWED THROUGH
WITH EVERY CHILD IN HER PURSUIT.

BY THAT MERE PAPER, HE BROUGHT THE WORLD TOGETHER
AND AGAIN, BY IT, HE BOUGHT IT ALL
AND, LATER, FOR IT, HE LEASED IT OUT
AND GOT HIS BILL BACK TO HIM.

TO THE OTHER NATIONS, HE DEALT ONES WEAKER,
SO HE’D MAKE A KILLING BUYING SLAVES
AND MAKE HIMSELF THE UTMOST KING
FOR EVEN SLAVES DO COUNT AS MEN.

WE HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD FOR BILLS HE MADE
AND TO THAT ONE MAN, WE AWE TO DEIGN
FOR TO THAT ONE MAN, WE ALL ARE SLAVES.
THAT IS THE MAN WHO MADE MONEY.